The U.S. Might Genuinely Introduce A Covfefe Law

It felt like a simpler time when we were all marvelling at Covfefe-gate (and no we’re still not 100% sure what it means), but the US could actually introduce a law with the name.

The “Communications Over Various Feeds Electronically For Engagement” Act (yes, that’s COVFEFE) would amend the Presidential Records Act and require the National Archives to store presidential tweets and other social media interactions.

It was introduced by Representative Mike Quigley of Illinois, who is also a member of the House intelligence committee, Reuters reported.

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Donald Trump's 'covfefe' tweet will go down in history as one of his finest/worst moments

He said: “If the president is going to take to social media to make sudden public policy proclamations, we must ensure that these statements are documented and preserved for future reference.”

“Tweets are powerful, and the president must be held accountable for every post.”

The law would bar tweet-happy President Donald Trump from deleting his posts, as he has sometimes done. This has inspired websites archiving his erased tweets.

Trump’s most famous deleted tweet, sent on 31 May simply read: “Despite the constant negative press covfefe.”

It sparked some of the finest work the internet has done in a long time...